Typesetting means in laundry listing machine



June 10, 1952 J. GRIESINGER TYPESETTING MEANS IN LAUNDRY LISTING MACHINEFiled Sept. 19, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 lwin i ll i lWIJNIJ IW John) 6rwe)" M22 q Gttorneg lrwentor June 10,- 1952 l J. GRIESINGER 2,599,709

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TYPESETTING MEANS IN LAUNDRY LISTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 19, 1947 4Sheets-Sheet 5 mull Zmventolr Gttornegl June 10, 1952 J. GRIESINGER2,599,709 TYPESETTING MEANS IN LAUNDRY LISTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 19.1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 3nnento'r Gttorneg Patented June 10, 1952 YTYPESETTING MEANS IN LAUNDRY LISTING MACHINE John Griesinger, LosAngeles, Calif., assignor to The National Marking Machine Company,Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application September 19, 1947,Serial No. 774,980

18 Claims.

This invention relates to a machine for denoting on a printed list ofarticles described and designated for the laundry the particularnumber'of items or pieces of the same kind in an aggregate assortment ofa bundle or of bundles.

A laundry list generally comprises a sheet of paper on which appears adescription of the usual personal wearing apparel, household cloths orlinens for bedrooms, dining rooms and kitchen, and sundry textilefabrics for general use or ornament. Many of these articles are gatheredand indiscriminately assembled in a bundle for pick-up by a laundry, atwhich place the articles are segregated and assorted. The segregatedsorts are then counted and record made on the printed list of the numberof each article described thereon, usually, as in present practice, by apencil or other marking device. Where, after a quantity of articles tobe,laundered has been assorted, it is found that one or more items havebeen missed or overlooked or that the count of any or more of theseveral lots is erroneous, correction of the written number has to bemade by erasure and replacement. This practice is tedious, interfereswith the regular routine of assorting and frequently results inmultiplying errors.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide amachine by which,

first, the need for any segregation of the laundry articles in anybundle is wholly eliminated, and second, in which a record of the numberof articles in each lot or group is made as they are encountered.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine by which aprepared, printed list may be imprinted with the total number of eachkind or description of article in the segregated lots by a singleoperation.

One of the major factors of discouragement in the free, frequent andextensive use of listing machines for laundries heretofore has been andis the inaccessibility to and dissociation of the printing unit forcleaning and repair of the type. Accessibility to the printing elementof these machines necessitates complete disorganization of the machinewhich cannot be accomplished by other than skilled hands. This is timeconsuming and because of the frequency of occurrence of this need forrestoring the type to legible condition, it is a source of continualexpense. A further object of the invention, therefore, is to provide amachine for imprinting on a laundry list the number of the variousarticles in a given lot, in which the imprinting means, as type or typebars, are normally loose and wholly unconnected, whereby they may bereadily and quickly removed severally or individually, for cleaning orrepair.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a machine of thischaracter in which the mechanism for operating the type bars is bodilymovable in diiferent directions for efiecting contact of the mechanismwith the type bars for operating same and for removing said mechanismfrom contact with the type bars to permit same to return, by gravity, tonormal. position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of thischaracter in which the operating mechanism for the type may bepositively locked against further movement after the printing of a list,whereby any number of printings may be made and no alteration orcorrection of the recorded number of articles is possible, except byoperation of the machine de novo.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingspecification, in connection with the accompanying drawings, whichrepresent a preferred form of embodiment of the invention, and in whichFig. 1 is a perspective view showing my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, looking from the right of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan detail of the bank of keys used in operating the typebars, showing a manner of distinguishing one group from another.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 1, showingthe internal organization of the machine.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary sectional view showing thetype-bar-elevating and holding means, and the pad for pressing the listin contact with the elevated type bars.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary detail, extracted from Fig. 3 andshowing in full lines the inoperative position .of the locking devicefor the pawl-levers and the normal position of the resetting means forreleasing the lock, dotted lines indicating the operative position.

Fig. 7 is an'enlarged, fragmentary sectional detail on line l'l of Fig.6 viewed in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional detail taken on line 8-8' of Fig. '7,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 9 is a sectional front elevation on line 9-9 of Fig. 5.

Generically my invention combines a set of alined type bars, with anoperating means in the form of a key assembly, which includes acontaining carriage disposed in such relation to the type bars thatmovement thereof in one direction will produce an engagement of theoperating means withthe type bars, whereby depression of the keys willelevate the type bars in the se lection corresponding with the key orkeys manipulated, and movement of said carriage in the oppositedirection will disengage said operating or elevating means from saidtype bars and thereby permit the elevated bars to drop to normalposition.

Reference in detail to the drawings will illustrate this genericprinciple in a list numbering machine and, in them, the base is shown ascomprising a pair of frame members 9 and If), each of which near the:rear thereof is formed or provided with a column II and I2, which isintegral with the inner faces of the members 9 and I9 andextendsupwardly and freely from the upper edge of said members. The columns aretied together by an upper plate l3 which is secured at the edges in anydesirable manner to the rear of the upstanding columns I! and I2, by alower plate l4 spaced from said upper plate l3 and secured to the edgesof that part of the columns I! and I2, which is integral with the innerfaces of the frame members, and by a horizontal flat type-bar rest orsupport l5, which is preferably secured to the inside of the framemembers. A 7

horizontal bolt l6 serves to connect the frame members 9 and I0 near thefront. The opposing inner faces of said columns H and I2 are providedwith transverse grooves H, for receiving a plurality of guide elementsl8, disposed in spaced, superposed relation and each consisting of a barl9, with a row of teeth 20, which, when the several guide elements areset in position, are accurately alined. These guide elements aresubstantially combs and serve to maintain in accurate vertical alinementa plurality of type bars 2| that are disposed to slide therein andnormally rest or are supported upon or by said horizontal bar |5, asseen more clearly in Fig. 4. Each type bar 2|, has a head 22 on the faceof which is formed a vertical row 23 of serially arranged numbers, andon the rear of which is a narrow web 24, that is adapted to fit betweenthe teeth of, and slide in, said'guide implements.

The head 22 of each type bar 2| being wider than the web 24 thereofprovides a shoulder which abuts against the end of the teeth, as seen inFigs. 4 and 5. The top and bottom of each type bar 2| is preferablyformed or provided with a projection 25 and 26, respectively, Figs. 4, 5and 9, of extent slightly greater than the numbers on the faces of thetype-bar-heads 22, these projections 25 and 29' being provided tocontact the inler faces of the plates l3 and [4 during the ver ca. moement of the type bars, as hereinait "r ined, and thereby preserve thetype on the be. against injury by sliding on said plates. The edge ofthe web 24 is serrated, the teeth 21 being spaced a distance equal tothe distance or height of a number on the head of the type bar, whereby,as later set out, the elevation of each type bar occurs in step by stepor tooth by tooth movement. The separation of the upper plate l3 fromthe lower plate I4, provides a space 28 for a traveling inking ribbon29, which is paid off from one spool 39 on a shelf 3| of the framemember 9, Fig. l, and wound on another spool 32, on a shelf 33, on theopposite frame memberv I0, Fig. 2. The impression of the type or numbersof the type bars upon a list of laundry articles, presently described,is made by pressing a pad or block 34, of suitable material, with thelist interposed between it and the ribbon. The pad or block 34 ismounted in a yoke 35, which is journaled at 36 and 31 in the framemembers 9 and II), respectively, and which is provided with an adjustingdevice, as screws 39, adapted to bear against said columns I and l2 forlimiting the extent of its movement and the degree of pressure of thepad on the face of the type bar.

A list holder 39 comprises a horizontal bar 49 which is verticallyslotted at 49' to accommodate the yoke 35, as it is moved to printingposition, Fig. 5. This bar pivotally mounts a plate 4|, that is providedwith spring clips 42, Fig. 1, for securing thereto a printed laundrylist 43. The list is of conventional form in general use and is markedoff with spaces 44, opposite the description of the laundry articles, inwhich spaces usually are written the numbers of the articles in abundle. The plate 4| is pivoted to move over and rest upon the top ofthe columns II and I2 for the convenient insertion of a printed laundrylist in the spring clips 42, a heavy line, as at A being provided as anindex, to aline the spaces of the list, with a cut-out 45 in the plate4|, through which the pad 34 is arranged to extend to effect theprinting of the numbers of the type bars in the spaces of the list. Thelist holder 39, which comprises the plate 4|, as related is pivotallymounted on the bar 49 and the bar 49 is fixedly mounted on the ends ofvertical rods 45 and 41, which telescope in tubes 48 and 49, Figs. 1 and2. When the list holder is tilted from an angular position of rest uponthe top of the columns II and I2 to a Vertical position parallel withthe rods 46 and 41 and free of said columns, it, with the list clippedtherein may be slid downwardly to a position on top of the frame members9 and W to present the space area of the list to the space 28 betweenthe upper and lower plates [3 and I4, whereupon the operation of theyoke 35, follows to print in the spaces of the list the numbers on thetype bars, which are selectively elevated by the means and in the mannernow described.

It will be understood that the-type bars are free, that they merely restupon the horizontal support l5 and that they may be readily removed andreplaced without inconvenience or disturbance to any part of the device.

A carriage or housing 50, Figs. 1, 2 and 4, is provided at the sides 5|and 52, with transverse members 53 and 54, respectively, that areadaptedto slide on ways or tracks 55 and 56, respectively, provided on theinside of said frame members 9 and 10, as seen in Fig. 1. This carriageor housing isessentially a key assembly, in which'several banks of keys51, are extended through the'top and provided with distinguishing marks,signs or words on contrasting backgrounds, here shown to be coloredred,brown and green, the more readily to enable the operator to recognizequickly the particular group in which each article selected from abundle belongs. Preferably each of the finger pieces of the keys 51is'provided with the name of a laundry article, as it is generallydescribed on the printedlist issued by laundry companies. These keys areseverally connected to the ends of levers 58, that are pivotally mountedon rods 59, which are disposed in parallel relation to one another on aninclined plane and are borne in central bearing plates 60, which aresupported by a pair of horizontal bars 6|, connected to the side wallsand 52 of the carriage 50. The relationship of the pivot rods 58 for allthe four sets of levers is the same and in order to accommodate therespective pivots to the variation in the length of these levers, all ofthe levers excepting one are provided with openings 62, through whichthe alined pivot rods are extended. In this wise, each key and lever maybe operated with substantially the same pressure, without interferingwith the pivot of any other lever. The forward or front end of eachlever 58 carries a ratchet pawl 63, which is arranged for engagementwith the ratchet teeth 21 of each type bar web 24. To afford a quick,easy and substantial connection of the pawls 63 with the levers 58, eachpawl .is provided, intermediate its length and preferably near the upperend thereof, with a slot 64, Fig. 5. The end of the lever 58 is formedwith an outwardly and upwardly directed hook 65, which is extendedthrough the slot 64 of the pawl 63 and the bottom of which hook formssubstantially a pivot and seat for the pawl, the face of the pawl abovethe slot 64 therein being held in engagement with the rear edge of thehook by a spring 66, connected to an extended portion 61 of each pawl63, with and to the bottom of each lever 58. The bottom of the pawl slot64, striking against the bottom of the lever normally holds the pawlyieldably engaged with the rear of the hook 65, whereby it may pivotwhen moved from one tooth to another as the type bars are selectivelyelevated. Each lever 58 is under the tension of a spring 68 connectingthe bottom thereof with an angle bar 69, that is pivoted in the sides 5|and 52 of the carriage and that is provided with a central member 18,Figs. 1 and 4. This member is pivotally attached to and between thetines of a forked arm 1|, that is threadedly connected to a horizontalshaft 12, pivotally mounted in the sides of the carriage 5|]. The member10 is thereby movable vertically with and with respect to its pivotalconnection with the forked arm II, and by such movement the angle bar 69is rotated to increase or reduce the tension of the springs 68, suitableconventional means, as a set screw 13, or other device, being employedto hold the arm H and member 10 in adjusted position. Verticallydisposed guide means 14 and 15 for the levers 58 are provided in thecarriage above the levers, and an abutment bar 16, for the ends of thelevers 58, extends horizontally between the side wall of the carriage.

Since the type bars 2| are loosely mounted for free movement by theupward thrust of the pawls 63 against the ratchet teeth 21, these bars2| would move with the spring pressed pawls in a downwardly directionunless restrained. To maintain the bars in the position to which theyare moved by the pawls 63, during the return thereof for engagement withanother tooth of the type bars, detents 11 are provided for pivotingmovement in a horizontal support 18 in the carriage. The detents 11 aremounted in manner identical with the mounting of the thrust pawls 63, i.e., the pawls are slotted and are mounted on hooks secured to the bar78, and are under the tension of springs 19, that are secured to anadjustable member 88, adapted to be locked in position by set screws 8|.

When the keys 51 are selectively depressed in conformity with thearticles counted, the levers as shown in Fig. 4, engaged in the teeth 21of the type bars 2|, are elevated. The extent of elevation of said barswith each operation of the keys is not greater than one tooth which issubstantially the equivalent of one number only on the face of the typebar. As the articles in a bundle are encountered, the key containing thedescription of the articles are successively operated, without anyprevious assortment or segregation of the contents of the bundle, andeach operation of the keys raises the type bars to the extent of onecount.

It may happen that a too vigorous and sudden pressure on the keys wouldimpart to the type bars a momentum that would tend to elevate the typebars beyond the distance required for a consecutive count, in whichevent the final number or numbers on the type bars would be erroneousand would not correspond with the numbers of the articles in a bundle.To prevent such an occurrence, a stop bar 82, positioned above the pawls63, Figs. 4, 5 and 9, and always to lie slightly above the horizontalline of the teeth 21 of the type bars 2| is provided. This stop bar 82is adjustably connected to the bar l9 of one of the guide elements l8,specifically that one which is immediately above and in the path ofmovement of the pawls 63, by screws 83, the cylindrical part of whichpasses freely through said bar and threadedly engages the stop bar 82.Thus by manipulating the screws 83, the stop bar 82 is moved toward oraway from the bottom of the bar l9; and to hold said stop bar 82 rigidlyin position of adjustment, additional screws 84 are threadedly connectedwith the bar I9 and are manipulated to impinge against the top of thestop bar 82.

It will be noted that the pawl 63 of each lever 58, when operated toelevate the particular time bar 2| with which it is engaged, strikesagainst the bar 82 practically simultaneously with the elevation of thetype bar 2| to the extent of one ratchet tooth, maintaining at all timeduring the elevation a constant engagement with the tooth against whichit is thrust. The pawl is pressed with sufficient yielding pressureagainst said stop bar 62, to prevent the momentum of the type bar 2|from dislodging the pawl from the tooth. As will be seen, the type barratchet edge, when the type bar is elevated to the extent of one ratchettooth, is immediately engaged by a detent ll, which holds the type barin position during the retractive movement of the pawl to engage anothertooth.

By means of the transverse members 53 and 54, secured to the sides ofthe carriage 58, the carriage, with the entire type bar operatingmechanism, herein described, is movable in a forward direction to effectthe engagement of all of the pawls 63 and detents 11, with the ratchetedges of the type bars 2|. When so engaged, the type bars may beselectively elevated by the pawls through the operation of the keys andmaintained in elevated position by the detents for printing the numbersappearing on the bars so selected. The carriage in its entirety ismovable rearwardly to effect the disengagement of the pawls and detentsfrom the selectedly elevated type bars to permit said bars to gravitateto normal position upon the rest I5 in the bottom of the frame.

The movement of the carriage is accomplished by an arm 85, Figs. 1, 2and 4, that is: fixedly connected in any desirable manner to the end ofa shaft 86, which is journaled in said frame members 9 and 0 and extendsbeyond the frame are thereby locked against movement member 9, as seenin Fig. 1, and byan arm 81 on the other end ofthe'shaft 86, Fig; 2, thatextends beyond the frame member I0. To 'said arms 85 and 81,links 88 and89 are pi otally joined andthese links are disengageably connected withstuds 90 and 9I that are mounted upon and. extend beyond the face of'thetrans- V Fig. 1, on the frame member 9, to lock the carriage inposition, in whichthepawls and detents are engaged with the type bars2I. By removing the latch bar 95, from the recessed boss 96, the

lever 94 may be operated tomove the carriage rearwardly at one time andthen forwardly, the forward movement of they lever 94 causing the latchbar automaticallyto seat in the boss96 and lock the carriage in itsforward position. The shaft 86, Figs. 1 and 4, is preferably providedwith a leg. 86', the'end of which is connected with a rod I6, by aspring 86" to maintain the shaft in tension.

' In order spective levers 58 and the therewith connected pawls 63,after the operation of the yoke 35 has pressed the list 43 into printingcontact with the selectively elevated type bars 2 I, to make possible aprinting of the numbers of the type on several lists, and prevent thecorrection of any list once it has been printed, means are provided torender the movement of the levers impossible until the carriage has beenmoved to permit all of theelevated type bars to drop to normal position.Referring to Fig. 2 and to the details, Figs. 6, '1 and 8, 91represents-an obtusely angled plate that extends horizontally above thelevers, 58, and is mounted for rotative movement on a shaft 98, that isjournaled in the sides of the carriage. To one of the longitudinal edgesand near an end of said obtuse plate 91 is secured an internallythreaded tubular body 99, for a threaded member I00, thatprojects'through a cut-out IOI in the side wall 52,,of the carriage andis adjustable in said tubular body 99. The shank of said threaded memberI rests in the fork I02 on the end of a post. I03. that upstands from aslide.I04. mounted upon a transverse ledge 'or shelf I05, Fig. '1, onthe inside of the frame member I0. Extending'throughone arm of the yoke35 is an adjustable device, in the form of a screw I06, that is disposedinline with the end of said slide I04. Thus, upon movement of the yoke35 to cause the pad 34 to press the list into contact with the typebars, the screw I06 simultaneously abuts against the end of the slideI04 and, moving it, causes the fork I02 to rotate the obtuse plate 91 to.the position from that shown in full lines to the position shown indotted lines in Figs. 6 and '1,in.which dotted position, the

' edge of the plate 91, opposite that on which the threaded member I00is carried, isforced into engagement with the top of the levers 58 thatand held pressed against the abutment bar 16, thus preventing anyoperation'of the keys. I The, operation-of said locking means 91 torelease the levers 58 is accomplished by the rearward movement of thecarriage 50, simultaneously with the disengagement of the pawls anddetents with the type bars and forthis purpose a lever I01, fulcrumed atI08 on the inside of the frame member I0, is provided, and occupiesnormally a substan-v in the frame memto prevent the operation of, thereframe, a series of alined, freely supported vertitiallyverticalposition, as shown in Fig, 6, with one end I09, that is, the lower end,in'contact with the rear end of the slide I04, and the upper end in linewithbut removed from a stud III on and projecting'from the sidewall 52of the carriage. As the yoke 35 is moved and the screw I06 contacts andmoves the slide I04, the slide moves the lever I01 about its fulcrum I08to engagement with the stud lII,jas shown'in dotted lines, Fig; 6. Whennow the carriage is moved rearwardly by the lever 94, as explained, the

stud I I I, strikes and rotates the lever I01 about its fulcrum, causingthe end I09 thereof to move the slide I04 and thereby tilt the plate '91to release position.

I'claim:

1. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series ofindependently movable and freely disposed vertical type bars in saidframe, each having on the face thereof a series of desi nating'numbertypes; digitally controlled means 7 to elevate said bars selectively,means to hold said selectedly elevated bars in elevated position, alaundry list holder manually movable into alinement with'the elevatedtype, 'means to press a pre-printed laundry list supported on saidholderinto engagement with the type on said selectedly elevated bars toimprintthereon opposite the description of certain articles printed onsaid list the numbers of said articles, means actuated by said pressingmeans for disabling said digitally controlled means, and means to movesaid elevating and holding means to disengaging position with respect tosaid bars to causesaid bars to drop by gravity to normal position and tosimultaneously re-enable said digitally controlled means.

2. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series of typebars freely disposed vertically in said frame-each of said bars havingon the face thereof serially arranged vertically spaced number type,digitally operable means to elevate said bars selectively andsuccessively a distance equal to the spacing between type on the face ofeach bar, means to hold said bars in selectedly elevated position, aholder for supporting a printed laundry list having spaces opposite thedescriptions of the articles, said holder being manually movable toaline the spaces on the list with the alined number type on theselectedly elevated bars, means to press thelist against the alinedtype, means actuated by said pressing means for disabling said digitallyoperable means, and manually operable means for disengaging saidelevating and holding means from said type bars so as to allow the sameto drop by gravity back to normal position and to simultaneouslyre-enable said digitally operable means;

3. In a device of the character disclosed, a

cal type bars on said frame, each having on the face thereof a row ofnumber typeconsecutively arranged, a carriage slidable in said frame, aseries of layers pivotally mounted in said carriage and provided at oneend with members for engaging said type bars and at the other end withkeys to operate said levers and thereby elevate said type bars, means onsaid carriage to support said bars when so elevated, a laundry listholder movable to present a laundry list supported thereon to the typeon the elevated type bars at a point opposite the description of thearticles thereon, means to press the list against the; bars to recordthereon the number of articles, and manually operable means for slidablymoving said carriage forwardly to move said members and said barsupporting means into operative position relative to said type bars, andrearwardly to disengage said units from said bars and thereby permit theelevated bars to drop to normal position.

4. In a device of thecharacter disclosed, a frame, a series of type barsfreely supported vertically in said frame, each having on the facethereof a row of number type consecutively arranged, a carriage in saidframe provided with key-controlled means to elevate said barsselectively and successively in distances equal substantially to thespacing between number type on said type bars, means in said carriage tosupport said bars when so elevated, a laundry list holder, forsupporting a pre-printed laundry list, means to press the list intoengagement with the type so elevated to record opposite the descriptionof the articles on said list the numbers thereof, and manually operablemeans for moving said carriage in one direction to effect the engagementof said elevating and supporting means with said type bars and inanother direction to disconnect said elevating and supporting means andthereby permit said elevated type bars to drop to normal position.

5. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a plurality of typebars freely disposed on the bottom of said frame, each having on theface thereof a row of consecutively arranged number type, a carriagemounted to slide on said frame, a plurality of levers pivoted in saidcarriage and provided with keys at one end and with yieldable means atthe other end to engage said type bars and successively elevate samewhen said keys are digitally depressed, means on said carriage to holdsaid type bars in elevated position, a holder for supporting apre-printed list of laundry articles movable to aline the list with thetype on the elevated type bars, means to press said list into engagementwith the type on the type bars so elevated, and means to move saidcarriage forwardly to effect the engagement of said yieldable means andsaid holding means with said type bars, and rearwardly to disengage saidyieldable means and holding means from said type bars, thereby to permitsaid elevated bars to drop to normal position.

6. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series of alinedtype bars mounted freely in spaced relation on the bottom of said frame,a carriage mounted on said frame for movement relative to said type barshaving key-controlled means to engage said bars and selectively elevatesame and provided with means to hold said bars in elevated position, aholder for a laundry list, manually movable means to press the list intoengagement with the type on the elevated bars, and means to move andlock said carriage in one position on said frame to effect theengagement of said bar-elevating and holding means, and to move saidcarriage to another position on said frame to disengage said elevatingand holding means and permit said bars to drop to normal position.

'7. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series ofstraight bars loosely mounted in said frame and having one edge serratedwith teeth and the other edge provided with serially 3 arranged numbertype, a housing mounted on said frame for movement relative to saidbars, means pivoting in said housing and digitally controllableselectively to engage the teeth in said bars and elevate same insuccessive steps conformable with a count of the articles, pawls in saidhousing to maintain said bars in elevated position, means to press alaundry list into engagement with the number type on the elevated bars,and means to move said housing on said frame to effect disengagement ofsaid elevating means and pawls from said bars to permit the elevatedbars to drop to normal position.

8. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series of straightbars loosely mounted on said frame and having one edge serrated withteeth and the other edge provided with serially arranged number type, ahousing mounted on said frame for movement relative to said bars,elevating means pivoted in said housing for engaging said teeth, meansin said housing to hold said bars in elevated position, manuallyoperated means to press a laundry list into contact with the number typeon said elevated bars, and means for moving said housing in onedirection on said frame to effect engagement of said elevating meanswith said bars, and in another direction to disengage said elevating andholding means from said bars.

9. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series of straightbars loosely mounted on said frame and having one edge serrated withteeth and the other edge provided with serially arranged number type, asupport mounted on said frame for movement relative to said bars, aplurality of key controlled levers pivoted in said support and providedwith pawls for engaging the teeth of said bars and elevating same,detents pivoted in said support to hold said bars in elevated position,said support being movable in one direction on said frame to effect theengagement of said pawls and detents with said bars and in anotherdirection to remove said pawls and detents from engagement with saidbars to permit same to drop to normal position, means to press a laundrylist against the numbers type on the elevated bars and record thenumbers thereon opposite certain descriptions of articles on said list,means actuated by said pressing means to lock said levers againstpivoting movement and means operated by said support when it is moved insaid other direction for disabling said locking means.

10. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series ofstraight bars loosely mounted on said frame and having one edge serratedwith teeth and the other edge provided with serially arranged numbertype, a support mounted on said frame for movement relative to saidbars, a plurality of key controlled levers pivoted in said support andprovided with pawls for engaging the teeth of said bars and elevatingsame, detents pivoted in said support to hold said bars in elevatedposition, said support being movable in one direction on said frame toeifect the engagement of said pawls and detents with said bars and inanother direction to remove said pawls and detents from engagement withsaid bars to permit same to drop to normal position, means to press alaundry list against the number type on the elevated bars and record thenumbers thereon opposite certain descriptions of articles on said list,means supported on said frame and actuated by said pressing means forlocking said levers against pivotal movement and mutually co-operatingmeans on said frame and support to disable said locking means when thesupport is moved in said other direction.

11. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series ofstraight bars loosely mounted ll on. said frame and having one edgeserrated with teeth. and the other. edge provided with seriallyarrangednumber type, a support, a plurality of key controlled leverspivoted in said support and provided with pawls for engaging the teethof said bars and elevating same, detents pivoted in said support to holdsaid bars in elevated position, said support being movable in onedirection to effect the engagement of said pawlsand detents withsaidbars and inanother direction to remove said pawls and detents fromengagement with said bars to permit sameto drop to normal position,means to press a laundry list against the number type onthe elevatedbars and record the numbers thereon opposite certain, descriptions ofarticles on said list, a locking means for said levers, and means onsaidframe and operable by. said laundry. list pressing means to operate saidlocking means. t

12. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series ofstraight bars loosely mounted on said frame and having one edge serratedwith teeth and the other edge provided with serially arranged numbertype, a support, a plurality of key controlled levers. pivoted in saidsupport-and providedwith pawls for engaging the teeth of said bars andelevating the same, detents pivotedin said supportto hold said bars inelevated position, said support being movable in one direction to,effect, the engagement of said pawls anddetents with saidbars and inanother direction to remove said pawls and detents from engagement withsaid bars to permit same to drop to normal position, ,means to press alaundry list against the number type on the elevated bars and record thenumbers thereon opposite certain descriptions of articles on said list,a locking means for. said levers,,and means on said frame and operablebysaid, pressing means concurrently with the pressing of the listagainst the elevated typebarsto move said locking means into engagementwith said levers. V

13. In adevice. of the characterdisclosed, a frame,. a-seriesof straightbars loosely mounted on said frame and having one edge serrated withteethand the other edge provided with serially arranged number type, asupport, a plurality of keyeontrolled levers pivoted in said support andprovided with pawls .for engaging. the teeth of said bars and. elevatingsame, detents pivoted in said support to hold. said bars in elevatedposition, said support being movable in one direction to effect theengagement of said pawls and detents with said bars and in another.direction to remove said pawls and detents from engagement with saidbars to permit same to drop to normal. position, means to press alaundry list against the number type on the elevated bars and record thenumbers thereon opposite certain descriptions of articles on ,said list,a locking means for said levers journaled in said support, slidablemeans on said frame for moving said locking means to engage said bars,said slidable means being operable by said list pressing means whenmoved to press said list against the number type on the elevated bars.

14. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series ofindependently movable type bars freely disposed in said frame, eachhaving a ratchet edge and a serially numbered face, means shiftable intoengagement with the ratchet edgesof said bars and key-controlled toelevate same selectively, holding means for the bars when so elevated,s'aid elevating and holding means being shiftable out of engagement withl2 7 said type bars to permit same to'drop to normal position, a holderfor a laundry list, means movable to press said list into engagementwith said elevated bars, means controlled by said pressing means to locksaid elevating means, and means controlled by the shifting of saidelevatingmeans out of engagement with said type bars to release saidlocking means.

15. In a device of the character disclosed, a frame, a series ofindependently movable type bars freely disposed in said frame, eachhaving a ratchet edge and a serially numbered face, a support, leverspivoted in said support and having means for engagement with the ratchetedges of said type bars, a plurality of keys in said support to operatesaid levers selectively and thereby elevate said bars, pawls on saidsupport to hold said bars in elevated position, said support beingslidable in said frame forwardly to effect engagement of said elevatingand holding means with said type bars for operation by said keys andrearwardly to disengage said elevating and holding means from said barsto permit said bars to drop to normal position, a laundry list holdermovable to aline the list with the elevated bars, means to press saidlist into engagement with the elevated bars to imprint numbers oppositethe description of articles thereon, a lock for said levers journaled insaid support, adjustable means on said pressing means to move said lockto operative position, and co-operative means on the frame and supportand controllable by the movement of the support rearwardly to releasesaid lock. 7

16. In a machine of the kind disclosed, a frame, a series ofindependently movable type bars freely disposed in said frame, eachhavin a ratchet edge and a printing edge bearing serially arrangednumber type, a carriage mounted on said frame for movement relative tosaid type bars, key-operated levers pivoting in said carriage and havingpawls for engaging the ratchet edge of said bars to elevate same whensaid keys are operated, detents for holding said bars so elevated, meansfor limiting the extent of successive elevations of said bars to oneratchet tooth, a list holder, means'to press a printed list thereon intoengagement with the number type on said bars so elevated, and means tomove the carriage in one direction on said frame to effect engagement ofsaid pawls and detents with said type bars and in another direction todisengage 7 said pawls and detents therefrorfi and permit said bars todrop to normal position.

1'7. In a machine of the kind disclosed, a frame, a series ofindependently movable type bars freely disposed in said frame, eachhaving a ratchet edge and a printing edge bearing serially arrangednumber type, a carriage mounted on said frame for movement relative tosaid type bars, key-operated levers pivoting in said carriage and havingpawls for engaging the ratchet edge of said bars to elevate same whensaid keys are operated, detents for holding said bars 50 elevated,adjustable means in the path of movement of said pawls to limit theextent of travel thereof to a distance of one ratchet tooth at a time, alist holder, means to press a printed list thereon into engagement withthe number type on said bars so elevated, and means to move the carriagein one direction on said frame to effect engagement of said pawls anddetents with said type .bars and in another direction to disengage saidpawls and detents therefrom and permit said bars to drop to normalposition.

18. In a machine of the kind disclosed, a frame,

a series of independently movable type bars freely disposed in saidframe, each having a ratchet edge and a printing edge bearing seriallyarranged number type, a carriage mounted on said frame for movementrelative to said type bars, key-operated levers pivoting in saidcarriage and having pawls for engaging the ratchet edge of said bars toelevate same when said keys are operated, detents for holding said barsso elevated, a horizontal bar disposed in the path of movement of saidpawls to limit the extent of travel thereof to a distance of one ratchettooth, means to adjust said bar relative to said pawls, means to locksaid bar in adjusted position, a list holder, means to press a printedlist thereon into engagement with the number type on said bars soelevated, and means to move the carriage in one direction on said frameto effect engagement of said pawls and detents with said type bars and14 in another direction to disengage said pawls and detents therefromand permit said bars to drop to normal position.

JOHN GRIESINGER.

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